Polyisocyanurate Board as Sheathing
Can I use that board instead of OSB for sheathing? I will have brick on the outside and I know that bracing will be required in the corners. Any disadvantages?
Can I use that board instead of OSB for sheathing? I will have brick on the outside and I know that bracing will be required in the corners. Any disadvantages?
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answersIn a new 2-story house, with 2" x 10" joisting on each floor, how much height shrinkage would you expect from top to bottom over the first 4 or 5 years?
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answersThis seems so ridiculous but perhaps someone has a good answer. We have a ***** Craftsman mower with a rear-mounted bag. Great mower, but the trouble is transfe...
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answersI just purchased a new home with a painted deck. The paint on the deck has been slowly peeling away. It looks like whom ever painted this only applied one or two ...
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answersI am so board and I like working with wood. Any ideas.
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answersMy husband saw a show about a wood fireplace that Bob had on which took in outside air and exited through a stainless steel double pipes. It also drew in the air ...
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answersHello,3 questions...1. What brand were the garage doors featured on 05/12/2002? I caught the episode late and missed out. 2. Where in this website is the "pro...
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answersI have a free form gunnite pool. One side( about 30') is surrounded by aconcrete deck (about 9'). This goes into a old ugly, but sound 2' retainingwall, made of c...
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answersI have a free form gunnite pool. One side( about 30') is surrounded by aconcrete deck (about 9'). This goes into a old ugly, but sound 2' retainingwall, made of c...
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answersHey, I recently wrote a book about ***** Homes and would love to get a copy to Bob Vila. Anyone know HOW to mail him something and actually have it *reach* him,...
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answersThe front of my house, built 1939, is constructed of sandstone and limestone blocks which have been covered in one layer of paint. I want to remove this layer of...
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answersHi, does anyone know of a company that supplies dimensional sand stone or limestone (for walls) on the East Coast, especially close to Florida???Thanks
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answersi am making a wooden hellicoptor and hellicoptor launcher for a school project. Is there anyone out there with any good ideas, plans or websites plese help if you...
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answershigest point. install the stall will work but you will alwas have moister settle above that point. Any addition of a fan will help alot, get the bigest one you ...
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answersIs paint the only way to prevent slivers from a treated lumber deck that's over 10 years old?
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answersIn a February '02 show on Home Again Bob featured wooden fence posts that were pre drilled to fit over metal posts that were cemented into the ground. This syste...
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answersI accidently used white silicon caulking around my entire master bath so now I"m trying to remove it from the brand new baseboards and worse even, new tile. I've ...
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answersI am wondering about the feasibility of using exposed and polished concrete as a standard shower/tub 3 wall enclosure. We have standard tile now - would we have t...
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answersI want to pour a concrete pad to park cars or turn around, and I want to connect it to my existing d/w. I want it to be no less than 12'wide, I would like to sav...
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